Director, Project Controls — Large-Scale EPC (Dallas)

pacificoenergy; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacifico Energy, a global energy infrastructure firm, seeks a Director of Project Controls to build and lead the controls team within the EPC organization in Dallas. You will establish governance standards across planning, scheduling, cost controls, and document controls for a portfolio of large-scale power projects for data centers.

You will partner with Development and Finance, ensuring accurate executive reporting, rigorous cost control, and integrated scheduling to mitigate risk and support

Qualifications

• 15+ years in project controls, including leadership of a controls function
• Experience across planning, scheduling, contract/cost controls, and document controls
• Proven ability to support financing, lender, and Independent Engineer reporting

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Project Controls function under EPC; define team structure and escalation paths
• Hire, onboard, mentor, and manage controls staff for portfolio growth
• Set performance standards, workload allocations, and development paths for the team
• Lead front-end project planning with WBS, baselines, and execution strategy alignment
• Provide planning support through development to closeout with consistent methodology
• Own integrated project schedules (Primavera P6) and manage critical path
• Establish schedule governance, baseline control, progress measurement, and recovery planning
• Provide schedule risk analysis and scenario planning for executive decisions
• Own cost forecasting and budgeting across the portfolio; EV, CTC, contingency
• Administer contract controls during EPC build: change orders, claims, LD defense
• Support ITC-related schedule and financial compliance with cross-functional alignment
• Establish portfolio-wide document control standards and systems (Procore)
• Ensure document traceability and audit-readiness for lender/investor reviews
• Provide end-to-end controls oversight across the portfolio
• Develop governance frameworks for planning, schedule, cost/contract, document controls
• Ensure data accuracy and transparency for executive decisions
• Collaborate with Development on milestones and risk management
• Drive de-risking during development for smooth handoffs to EPC
• Coordinate development-to-EPC transitions on scope, schedule, cost, contracts
• Interface with lenders and Independent Engineer on draws and progress certification
• Produce executive- and board-level reporting on cost, schedule, risk

Skills

Project controls leadership

Scheduling (Primavera P6)

Cost control & budgeting

Contract controls & change management

Document controls (Procore)

Portfolio governance

Investor/lender reporting

Cross-functional leadership

Earned value analysis

De-risking & execution risk

Education

Bachelor's in engineering, construction management, or finance

PMP / PSP certification (a plus)

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

Job description

Pacifico Energy, a global energy infrastructure firm, seeks a Director of Project Controls to build and lead the controls team within the EPC organization in Dallas. You will establish governance standards across planning, scheduling, cost controls, and document controls for a portfolio of large-scale power projects for data centers.

You will partner with Development and Finance, ensuring accurate executive reporting, rigorous cost control, and integrated scheduling to mitigate risk and support